This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Gulfport, Mississippi. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

Pursuant to MS Code 31-7-13 and House Bill 1109, this commodity will be procured through a multi-step procurement process, including a Reverse Auction. In Phase One, un-priced technical proposals are evaluated for potential acceptability based upon pre-determined criteria. In Phase Two, only those bidders whose technical proposals are determined acceptable shall be invited to provide priced bids for consideration. City of Gulfport encourages vendor participation in this multi-step process. Complete instructions are provided in the specifications package. Un-priced Specification Response submissions will be evaluated, and vendors meeting the required specifications will be invited to participate in the Electronic Reverse Auction process on December 8, 2023, at 10:00 AM. Approved vendors will be given detailed instructions regarding the reverse auction. The City of Gulfport reserved the right to extend the auction date if necessary, to complete the pre-qualification process. The City of Gulfport is an equal opportunity employer and hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that, in any contract entered unto pursuant to this advertisement, minority business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, sex, age, disability or national origin in consideration for an award. The City of Gulfport reserves the right to reject any and or all bids, waive technicalities, informalities or irregularities in the bids received, solicit new bids or to choose that bid which is deemed to be in the best interest of the City of Gulfport.